Skrjóðr
Old Norse Dictionary - skrjóðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "skrjóðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word skrjóðr can mean:skrjóðr
- skrjóðr
- m. [Ulf. dis-skreitan = διαρρηγνύναι; A. S. screadian; Engl. shred, i. e. to cut into small pieces; to this root belong the Icel. skrjóðr, skrydda, skræða]:—a shred, see BS. i. 76, v. l.: chiefly used of an old folio torn to shreds.
- skrjóðr
- 2. as a term of abuse, a ragamuffin, Edda ii. 547.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚱᛁᚢᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)